Drivers coming off the fence

[Nowornever]

One of my pet peeves is drivers from three deep the fence coming off and getting beaten by the horse who was behind them on the pegs. Nine times out of ten there is space up the inside but drivers are not patient enough to wait and instead come off the fence usually straight onto the back of the parked horse who is going backwards at the 400m.

Good example yesterday was Montage at Invercargill. Montage a grinding type who likes the speed on was situated in a perfect position three deep the fence but the driver came off the fence to sit parked on a hot pace then got shuffled back then came three wide again before fading with 400m to go due to working too hard. The horse who took up his spot when he came off the fence was Robins Hustler who had the perfect trip and ran second. 

 

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3 hours ago, Nowornever said:

One of my pet peeves is drivers from three deep the fence coming off and getting beaten by the horse who was behind them on the pegs. Nine times out of ten there is space up the inside but drivers are not patient enough to wait and instead come off the fence usually straight onto the back of the parked horse who is going backwards at the 400m.

Good example yesterday was Montage at Invercargill. Montage a grinding type who likes the speed on was situated in a perfect position three deep the fence but the driver came off the fence to sit parked on a hot pace then got shuffled back then came three wide again before fading with 400m to go due to working too hard. The horse who took up his spot when he came off the fence was Robins Hustler who had the perfect trip and ran second. 

 

Rails richard  could  drive  back  in the  day 

[Newmarket]

Watching a few races from Hawera today…. absolute disgrace, poor driving. I hope these don’t get showing around the world….

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On 31/01/2025 at 9:57 AM, Nowornever said:

One of my pet peeves is drivers from three deep the fence coming off and getting beaten by the horse who was behind them on the pegs. Nine times out of ten there is space up the inside but drivers are not patient enough to wait and instead come off the fence usually straight onto the back of the parked horse who is going backwards at the 400m.

Good example yesterday was Montage at Invercargill. Montage a grinding type who likes the speed on was situated in a perfect position three deep the fence but the driver came off the fence to sit parked on a hot pace then got shuffled back then came three wide again before fading with 400m to go due to working too hard. The horse who took up his spot when he came off the fence was Robins Hustler who had the perfect trip and ran second. 

 

Interesting, a friend always used to back number 1 at trots, always maintained anything with a little ability that had the trip was always a chance with the passing lane and a perfect trip, certainly got some big divs over the years, but comming off the rail quite often difference between winning and getting beaten,just the halted momentum costs many, I agree with your thoughts ,but split second decision to be made, but many of them are professional drivers.